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tie_v they_o fast_o that_o down_o they_o fall_v both_o of_o they_o together_o chap._n v._n ¶_o a_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a accident_n of_o a_o egle._n there_o happen_v a_o marvelous_a example_n about_o the_o city_n sestos_n of_o a_o eagle_n for_o which_o in_o those_o part_n there_o go_v a_o great_a name_n of_o a_o eagle_n and_o high_o be_v she_o honour_v there_o a_o young_a maid_n have_v bring_v up_o a_o young_a eagle_n by_o hand_n the_o eagle_n again_o to_o requite_v her_o kindness_n will_v first_o when_o she_o be_v but_o little_a fly_v abroad_o a_o birding_n and_o ever_o bring_v part_n of_o that_o she_o have_v get_v unto_o her_o say_a nurse_n in_o process_n of_o time_n be_v grow_v big_a and_o strong_a will_v set_v upon_o wild_a beast_n also_o in_o the_o forest_n and_o furnish_v her_o young_a mistress_n continual_o with_o store_n of_o venison_n at_o length_n it_o fortune_v that_o the_o damosel_n die_v and_o when_o her_o funeral_n fire_n be_v set_v a_o burn_a the_o eagle_n fly_v 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more_o vmbricius_n who_o be_v count_v the_o most_o skilful_a aruspex_fw-la of_o our_o age_n say_v they_o usual_o lay_v three_o egg_n whereof_o they_o take_v one_o of_o they_o to_o sacre_n and_o bless_v as_o it_o be_v the_o other_o egg_n and_o the_o nest_n and_o then_o soon_o after_o they_o cast_v it_o away_o also_o that_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o geire_n be_v to_o foresee_v a_o carnage_n and_o to_o fly_v two_o or_o three_o day_n before_o unto_o the_o place_n where_o there_o will_v be_v any_o carrion_n or_o dead_a carcase_n chap._n vii_o ¶_o of_o the_o sangualis_fw-la and_o immussulus_n as_o touch_v the_o sangualis_fw-la and_o the_o immussulus_n our_o augur_n at_o rome_n be_v in_o a_o great_a doubt_n and_o make_v much_o question_n what_o they_o shall_v be_v some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o immussulus_n be_v the_o chick_n of_o the_o vulture_n and_o the_o sangualis_fw-la likewise_o the_o young_a ossifraga_n massurius_n say_v that_o the_o sangualis_fw-la and_o ossifraga_n be_v both_o one_o and_o as_o for_o the_o immussulus_n it_o be_v the_o young_a bird_n of_o the_o eagle_n before_o it_o come_v to_o have_v a_o white_a tail_n some_o have_v affirm_v confident_o that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o mutius_n the_o augur_n there_o be_v never_o any_o of_o they_o see_v at_o rome_n but_o i_o rather_o be_o of_o this_o mind_n and_o i_o think_v it_o sound_v more_o like_o a_o truth_n such_o be_v the_o supine_n negligence_n and_o carelessness_n of_o man_n in_o all_o thing_n else_o that_o no_o marvel_n it_o be_v if_o they_o know_v they_o not_o although_o they_o see_v they_o chap._n viii_o ¶_o of_o hawkes_n we_o find_v in_o faulconrie_n 16_o kind_n of_o hawk_n or_o fowl_n that_o prey_n of_o which_o the_o circos_fw-la which_o be_v lame_a and_o limp_v of_o one_o leg_n be_v hold_v in_o ancient_a time_n for_o the_o lucky_a augury_n in_o case_n of_o wedding_n and_o of_o cattle_n also_o the_o hawk_n call_v triorche_n of_o three_o stone_n or_o cullion_n that_o it_o have_v be_v 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on_o a_o foul_a but_o upon_o the_o ground_n other_o again_o never_o assail_v any_o bird_n but_o when_o they_o spy_v they_o fly_v about_o some_o tree_n there_o be_v also_o that_o take_v a_o bird_n perch_v and_o sit_v on_o high_a and_o you_o shall_v have_v of_o they_o that_o overtake_v they_o as_o they_o fly_v in_o the_o wide_a and_o open_a air_n the_o dove_n therefore_o and_o pigeon_n know_v the_o danger_n of_o fly_v aloft_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o espy_v they_o either_o light_n upon_o the_o ground_n and_o settle_v or_o else_o fly_v near_o the_o earth_n and_o thus_o help_v themselves_o by_o take_v a_o contrary_a course_n to_o the_o hawk_n nature_n to_o avoid_v their_o talon_n there_o be_v in_o the_o ocean_n of_o africa_n a_o island_n
have_v three_o joint_n as_o for_o some_o sea-fish_n we_o have_v say_v before_o that_o they_o have_v eight_o leg_n namely_o many_o foot_n pourcuttle_n cuttle_n calamary_n and_o crabfish_n and_o those_o move_v their_o fore-clees_a like_a arm_n a_o contrary_a way_n but_o their_o foot_n either_o they_o turn_v round_o or_o else_o fetch_v they_o crooked_a atone_n side_n and_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o see_v any_o live_a creature_n again_o all_o round_a but_o they_o as_o for_o other_o they_o have_v two_o foot_n to_o guide_v they_o and_o lead_v the_o way_n but_o crab_n only_o have_v four_o there_o be_v infect_v beside_o upon_o the_o land_n that_o exceed_v this_o number_n of_o foot_n and_o then_o they_o have_v no_o few_o than_o twelve_o as_o the_o most_o sort_n of_o worm_n yea_o and_o some_o of_o they_o reach_v to_o a_o hundred_o no_o creature_n whatsoever_o have_v a_o odd_a foot_n as_o touch_v the_o leg_n of_o those_o which_o be_v whole_a houf_v they_o be_v all_o full_a as_o long_o when_o they_o 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